Australia has for the first time imposed sanctions on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, the government said Wednesday.

The new restrictions target 60 vessels, which have also been targeted by sanctions from the United Kingdom, Canada and EU.

"Russia uses these vessels to circumvent international sanctions and sustain its illegal and

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The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia’s flagship business and investment event, opened Wednesday with a continued focus on promoting a “multipolar” world amid Moscow’s isolation from the West.

Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, SPIEF’s reputation as the “Russian Davos” has faded due to the reduced presence of W

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Emergency services in Kyiv said Wednesday that the death toll from a Russian air attack the previous day had risen to 21, with more than 130 others wounded.

Russia launched dozens of drones and missiles at Kyiv early Tuesday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called "one of the most horrific attacks" on the capital since the Kremlin launched its

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A Moscow court has ruled to nationalize Domodedovo International Airport over accusations that the facility had actually come under foreign control, the Kommersant organization newspaperreported Tuesday.The Russian Prosecutor General's Officefiled a suit versus Domodedovo and its co-owners after evaluating the airport's privatization documents, the p
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BRUSSELS — NATO is limiting public disclosures of its activities and aid to Ukraine amid concerns that Russia will exploit this information, officials from three NATO countries told The Moscow Times on condition of anonymity.

Ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague this month, where members are expected to agree to raise defense spending targets to

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Brussels on Tuesday revealed more details for its proposal to ban Russian gas imports by the end of 2027, seeking to break decades of energy dependency that the EU has struggled to unwind since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The plan would prohibit new Russian gas contracts starting Jan. 1, 2026, and end imports under existing short-term

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